Chapter 176: 176. Deal With Sengoku! Marine And World Government Status Quo!
Looking at the calm eyes and expressionless face of the Den Den Mushi in front of him.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku's face is serious:
"Rob...?"
When Sengoku's voice fell.
The corner of the Den Den Mushi's mouth lifted vividly, revealing a subtle smile.
Rob's voice came:
"Speaking of which, this should be our first face-to-face conversation, right? Marine Headquarters Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I have known you for a long time! When I was on Jaya Island, I really appreciated your care."
Really--
Something big happened on Beehive Island!
Hearing Rob's voice, Sengoku's heart sank.
Then he looked at the Den Den Mushi with a serious face.
In a deep voice, he said:
"Sakazuki and Kuzan, and the rest of my subordinates, are they okay? Rob!"
No rage, no hysteria, much less impatience.
Having been Fleet Admiral for several years.
And dealing with Rob is not something that happens once or twice. Sengoku is now able to calm down his emotions when facing Rob, and prevent himself from being easily brought into his rhythm by Rob.
"Akainu and Aokiji? Their strength is good!"
Hearing Sengoku's inquiry, Rob said casually:
"It's just that they've been overreaching a bit. After being suppressed by my subordinates for several hours, they were seriously injured by me and are still being rescued, not yet out of danger!"
"As for the Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals, and other officers you sent over this time, some of them died, but most were captured. Additionally, nearly two-thirds of your Marine soldiers were captured by me."
Knowing most people were still alive, Sengoku's face visibly relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He asked Rob:
"You deliberately didn't kill them, probably because you want to make a deal? Tell me the conditions for their release! Rob, I don't believe you would be so kind to spare their lives without reason."
On the other side.
On board the Angel—
Rob sat casually on the lawn, looking at the Den Den Mushi in front of him, with a smile on his face.
He opened his mouth and said:
"As expected of the Marine Fleet Admiral, you are so straightforward! Since you are so straightforward, then I will directly make an offer!"
"The first condition is 10 billion berries; the second condition is five Devil Fruits, at least two of which must be Paramecia, the others don't matter!"
"The third condition—I want blood from you and Kizaru, 3000ml each, not a single drop less!"
"If you refuse, I will kill everyone, including Sakazuki and Kuzan, before returning to the Paradise archipelago! You are right, I did not save the lives of these Marines out of kindness!"
Standing up casually.
Rob looked out to sea:
"It's a six-day voyage from Beehive Island to the Sabaody Archipelago. This return, with a lot of captives, may take more time—ten days!"
"After ten days, if I don't get all of the above three conditions, I will kill all the captives. I remember that the remarks you Marines gave me on the bounty order are - fierce, insidious, and cunning!"
"What I'm doing now is based on your Marine's evaluation. After all, I can't allow you Marines to make false propaganda. If that's the case, your Marine will become 'fake news' central, right?"
"Do you see how kind I am to you Marines? Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you should thank me! That's it! 10 billion berries, five Devil Fruits, 3000ml of blood from you and Kizaru each!"
"Farewell - Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
After saying this, Rob hung up the call with Sengoku directly.
Looking at the Den Den Mushi from the Marines.
Rob had a smile on his face:
"Human-Human Fruit, Model: Buddha—it is also a very powerful Devil Fruit! If I study it, it should bring me one step closer to understanding the essence of Devil Fruits!"
"After thoroughly researching and understanding the conditions that lead to the birth of Devil Fruits, maybe I can create a brand new Devil Fruit myself, and even if that's not good enough, I can obtain superpowers more easily!"
The essence of Devil Fruits' abilities, Rob just went through the previous plots until he got some superficial knowledge!
Rob now—
He is no longer satisfied with making artificial Devil Fruits and using the theory of blood factors to create Seraphim.
He wants to have the technology to create superpowers anytime, anywhere by studying the essential power of Devil Fruits, or endow certain things with superpowers!
In other words—
Rob wants to no longer rely on needing a prototype Devil Fruit, or the blood factor of a person with abilities, and create various superpower technologies out of thin air!
It's just that the difficulty of creating this kind of technology is quite high. Obviously, it can't be completed in a short period. At this stage, he still needs the prototype fruit or the blood factor of the prototype ability user to make artificial Devil Fruits!
Sengoku's Human-Human fruit Model: Buddha, and Kizaru's Glint-Glint fruit form are things Rob wants to get his hands on!
This time—
Definitely can get it.
On the other side.
Marine Headquarters - Inside the Marine Headquarters in Marineford.
Sengoku, after hanging up, had a serious face:
"Before—the intelligence department on the Marine side detected that a large number of man-made Devil Fruits appeared in the underground world, and the power of the fruits is not inferior to the original Devil Fruits!"
"It seems that this information is indeed true, and the person who made the artificial Devil Fruits must be Rob! But how did he get the artificial Devil Fruit technology?"
"Isn't this technique negated by Vegapunk? It seems that there are still many things that we don't know! And this news... The government must have grasped it!"
"But it didn't share it with our Marine side... Tsk! There are too many troublesome things!"
Standing up.
Sengoku walked out of his office with a serious face—
He needs to go to the Mariejois side and have a good talk with the Five Elders about the ransom that Rob is asking for this time!
As for the fact that the information about man-made Devil Fruits has not been shared, Sengoku does not intend to speak out. Now the relationship between the Marines and the World Government is becoming more and more delicate.
But the Marines can't exist independently from the World Government yet!
At least...
At this stage, it is still impossible to separate from the World Government, and the Marines cannot support such a huge volume now!
Time flies pretty fast!
Three days have passed...
On this day—
Above the sea, the Angel is in front, followed by four heavenly warships, and behind them are dozens of Marine warships escorting the Marine captives.
Now—
On the deck of the Angel.
Rob looked at the newspaper in his hand, the news about the Battle of Beehive Island and the Battle of the Paradise Archipelago had already been reported by Morgans.
[The frightening defensive firepower of the Paradise Archipelago—Marine's fifty warships are unable to approach!]
[Catch up with the powerful strength of the Admirals, what exactly are they? The powerful subordinates of the "World's Strongest" Rob!]
[A long-lost shot—Rob kills two Admirals in one strike, splitting the sky! The title of "World's Strongest" will not be lost!]
After reading the newspapers, reports on the powerful defensive firepower of the Paradise Archipelago, reports on the super-standard power of the Paradise battleship, and all the news about the strength evaluation of Aquarius and the Twelve Seraphs.
Rob blinked:
"This newspaper—enough to silence the world! Hahaha..."
Rob knows that after this newspaper is spread more, the increasing pressure on all forces will be visible to the naked eye!
Although it was said that Rob killed Admirals in seconds, in the news reports, it looked like a game, but this was not because the Admirals were too weak, but because Rob was unbelievably strong!
As the Marines, or even the highest fighting power in the World Government, the strength of the Admirals is very strong, at least they are powerful fighting forces that surpass most people!
And the combat effectiveness of them reported today—
Rob alone has eight of the same strength out.
Under a conservative estimate, there are twelve powerful subordinates at the level of Admirals. Under such circumstances, if Rob were in the position of other forces, he would feel his scalp tingling!
After thinking about it, Rob didn't care.
Putting down the newspaper:
"Just let others have a headache! I just need to implement the plan step by step according to my own ideas, and after completing each step, use absolute strength to push everything forward!"
As long as it's not him who has the headache.
He just needs to follow his own plan and complete it bit by bit.
The next day.
While Rob was still sailing towards the Sabaody Archipelago, one after another Marine warships appeared on the sea surface, but after approaching a certain range, the large forces stopped without any movement.
There was only one warship left, and it continued to sail towards Rob's Angel.
Ten minutes later.
As the Marine warship approached, Kizaru, wearing a yellow striped suit, looked at Rob on the Angel.
He took the initiative to say hello:
"Yo! Long time no see, Mr. Rob!"
Looking at Kizaru.
Rob grinned:
"The person who came to trade with me, is it you? Kizaru! To be honest, I thought it would be Garp or Vice Admiral Tsuru... If you're here, looks like you know my personality very well!"
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